Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)

Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) is a studio album by Afrika Bambaataa, released in 1986 by Tommy Boy Records.[1]

Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)
Studio album by Afrika Bambaataa and Family
Released	1986
Genre	Electro, funk, hip hop
Length	46:04
Label	Tommy Boy Warner Bros.
Producer	Afrika Bambaataa, Eric Calvi, Gavin Christopher, Lee Evans, Michael Jonzun, Bill Laswell, Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Rae Serrano, Doug Wimbish
Afrika Bambaataa chronology
Planet Rock: The Album (1986) Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) (1986) Death Mix Throwdown (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[3]

From contemporary reviews, Melody Maker reviewed the album in 1986 giving it a negative review, finding it redundant, cliched, and boring.[4] Robert Christgau commented that the album was while the album "musically this tops the UTFO albums", and that Christgau was "grieved to report that only "Kick Out the Jams" overcomes the formlessness of personality his detractors have always charged him with—it's got Bill Laswell all over it."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Afrika Bambaataa, except "Kick Out the Jams" by Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Michael Davis and Dennis Thompson.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bambaataa's Theme (Assault on Precinct 13)"	5:05
2.	"Tension"	5:18
3.	"Rock America"	5:53
4.	"Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover)	6:17

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funk Jam Party"	5:47
2.	"Funk You"	6:49
3.	"Bionic Kats"	4:36
4.	"What Time Is It"	5:58
5.	"Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)" (silent version)	0:21

Personnel

Adapted from the Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) liner notes.[5]

Afrika Bambaataa – production (A1, A3, A4, B2, B4) Eric Calvi – production (A2) Gavin Christopher – production (A3) Jason Corsaro Craig Derry Lee Evans – production (A1, B1) Anton Fier Bernard Fowler Fred Fowler Grandmaster Melle Mel Robin Halpin Michael Hampton Michael Jonzun – production (B2) Steve Knutson

Bill Laswell – production (A4) Keith LeBlanc – production (B2, B4) Vince Madison Skip McDonald – production (B2, B4) Cindy Mizelle Paul Pesco Screamin' Rachael Rae Serrano – production (A1, B1) Nicky Skopelitis Rob Stevens Pat Thrall Doug Wimbish – production (B2, B4) Bernie Worrell

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1986	Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records	CD, CS, LP	01008
Japan	1987	CBS/Sony	CD	32DP 640
United States	2005	DBK	CD	dbk527

References

1. Robbins, Ira (2007). "Afrika Bambaataa". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
2. Greenberg, Adam. "Afrika Bambaataa: Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
3. Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. McCoy 1992, p. 162.
5. Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) (sleeve). Afrika Bambaataa and Family. New York, New York: Tommy Boy Records. 1986.CS1 maint: others (link)

References

• McCoy, Judy (1992). Rap Music in the 1980s: A Reference Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2649-6.

External links

• Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) at Discogs (list of releases)